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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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