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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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