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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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