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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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