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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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