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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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