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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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