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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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