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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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