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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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