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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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