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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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