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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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