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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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