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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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