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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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