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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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