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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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