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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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