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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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