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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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