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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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