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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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