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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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