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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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