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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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