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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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