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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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