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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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