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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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