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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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