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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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