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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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