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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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