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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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