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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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