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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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