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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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