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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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