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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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