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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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