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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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