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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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