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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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