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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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