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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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