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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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