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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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