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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners 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 quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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