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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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