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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies 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 stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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