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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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