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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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