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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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