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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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