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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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