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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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