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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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