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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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