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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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