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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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