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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important 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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