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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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