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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies 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 handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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