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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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