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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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