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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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