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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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