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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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