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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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