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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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