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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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