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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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