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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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