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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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