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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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