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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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