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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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