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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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