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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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