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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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