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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers 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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