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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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