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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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