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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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