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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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