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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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