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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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