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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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