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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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