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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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