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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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