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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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