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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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