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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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