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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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