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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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