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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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