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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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