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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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