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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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