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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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