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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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