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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major 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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