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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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