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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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