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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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