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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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