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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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