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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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