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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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