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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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