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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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