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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire 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 topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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