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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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