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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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