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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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