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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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