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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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