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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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