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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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