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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies 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 we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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