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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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