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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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