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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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