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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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