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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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