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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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