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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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