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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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