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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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