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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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