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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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