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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers 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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