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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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