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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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