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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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