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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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