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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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