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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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