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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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