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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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