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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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