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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors 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 massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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