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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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