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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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