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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education enable students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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