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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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