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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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