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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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