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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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