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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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