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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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