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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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