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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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