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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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