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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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