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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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