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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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