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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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