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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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