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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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