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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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