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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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