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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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