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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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