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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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