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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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