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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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