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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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