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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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