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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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