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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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