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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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