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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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