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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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