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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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