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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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