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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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