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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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