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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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