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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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