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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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