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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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