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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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