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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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