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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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