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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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