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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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