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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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