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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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