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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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