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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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