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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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