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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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