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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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