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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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