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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the 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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