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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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