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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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