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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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