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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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