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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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 normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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