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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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