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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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