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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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