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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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