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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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