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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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