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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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