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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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