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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor 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 distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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