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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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