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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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