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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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