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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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