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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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