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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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