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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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