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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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