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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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