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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the 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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