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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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