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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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