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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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