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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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