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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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