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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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