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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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