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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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