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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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