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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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