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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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