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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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