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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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