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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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