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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key 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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