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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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