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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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