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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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