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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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