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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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