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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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