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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models 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 educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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