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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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