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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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