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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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