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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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