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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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