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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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