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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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