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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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