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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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