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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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