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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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