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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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