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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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