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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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