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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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