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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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