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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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