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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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