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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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