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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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