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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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