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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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