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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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