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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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