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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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