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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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