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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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