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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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