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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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