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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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