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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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