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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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