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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches 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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