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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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