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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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