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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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