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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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