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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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