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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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