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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major 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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