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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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