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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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