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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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