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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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