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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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