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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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