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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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