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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources