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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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