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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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