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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key 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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