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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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