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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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