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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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