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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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