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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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