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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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