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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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