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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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