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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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