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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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