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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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