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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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