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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the 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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