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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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