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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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