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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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