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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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