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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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