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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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