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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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