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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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