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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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