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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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