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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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