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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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