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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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