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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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