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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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