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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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