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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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