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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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