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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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