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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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