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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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