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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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