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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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