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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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