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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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