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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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