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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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