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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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