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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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