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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not 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 subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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