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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major 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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