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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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