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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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