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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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