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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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