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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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