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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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