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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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