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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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