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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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