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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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