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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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