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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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