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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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