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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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