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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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