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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines 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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