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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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