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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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