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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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