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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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