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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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