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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the 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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