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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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