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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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