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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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