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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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