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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing 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 discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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