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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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