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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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