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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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