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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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