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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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