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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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