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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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