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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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