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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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