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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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