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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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