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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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