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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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