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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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