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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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