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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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