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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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