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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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