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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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