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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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