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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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