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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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