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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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