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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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