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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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