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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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