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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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