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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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