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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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