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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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