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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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