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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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