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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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