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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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