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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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