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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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