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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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