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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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