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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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