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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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