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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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