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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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