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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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