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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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