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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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