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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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