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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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