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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies 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 manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources