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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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