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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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