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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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