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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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