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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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