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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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