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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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