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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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