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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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