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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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