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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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