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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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