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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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