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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies 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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