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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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