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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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