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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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