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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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