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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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