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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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