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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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