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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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