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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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