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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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