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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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