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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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