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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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