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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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