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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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