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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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