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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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