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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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