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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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