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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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