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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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