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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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