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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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