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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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