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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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