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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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