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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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