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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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