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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important 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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