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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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