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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important 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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