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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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