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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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