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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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