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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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