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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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