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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models 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 educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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