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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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