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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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