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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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