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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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