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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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