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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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