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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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