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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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