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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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