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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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