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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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