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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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