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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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