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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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