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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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