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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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