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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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