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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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