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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses 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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