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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines 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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