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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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