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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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