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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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