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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important 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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