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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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