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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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