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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the 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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