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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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