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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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