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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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