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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major 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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