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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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