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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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