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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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