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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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