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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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