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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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