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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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