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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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