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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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