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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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