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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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