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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key 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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