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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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