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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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