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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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