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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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